Drama queen friends

[Augustus40]

I seem to attract drama queen friends. I work from home and honestly don't need many female friends. I have more men friends than women as I am autistic and tend to attract them.
Nevertheless I would like one or two more female friends. I have joined a new group socially in the hope of attracting one or two more.
I have a friend who is often highly stressed and this has been the same all the time I have known her which is some 7 or 8 years or so. As the story is always interesting I have held onto her. Also she is happily single like me so we have that in common.
My question is this. It has reached a head where I need to either stop contact altogether or reduce contact. What do other women do with drama queen friends?
I am 61 with a very youthful outlook but a lover of stability and peace and quiet.
Do other people agree the majority of women are drama queens?
Thanks in advance for any replies.

She is also rarely interested in my own news. Always about her albeit very entertaining.

I am autistic too and don’t have a huge amount of friends, though my friends are all female. I find men personally a lot more difficult to make friends with, even though I do like them. I find women easier to get along with but I have had my fair share of fall outs and troubles in some of my female relationships so I do get where you’re coming from.

lots of women in my experience tend to like to make friends with similar interests. It doesn’t have to be makeup and fashion, it could be photography, books, hiking, holidays, etc. or even just a similar stance on life in general. Maybe try going to a favourite cafe you like and introducing one of your female friends to it, or going on a walk, or volunteering as you can get the chance to meet likeminded women who you can align with. I’m sure you’ll find some female friends who you enjoy hanging out with, and who really like you too!

I’m not one for big groups of friends of either gender, but even just one or two close female friendships can be very enriching, as well as male friendships too.

i hope this helps :)

My question is this though. Are many women drama queens as this seems to be the norm to my mind? Can they provide nourishing enriching friendship or are they merely a source of entertainment for us?